So my first planted tank slowly begins
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Reason I say tank water is the in how tannins work. Tannins very readily bind to organic matter. Your tank water is chock full of biowaste and leached proteins from fish waste/plant waste/etc. Tannins will leach out of the wood only to join back up with the wood to replace other tannins that leach into the water table. If you have tank water it will lock the tannins down so when you change the water the tannins will leave the wood more quickly, significantly shortening the leaching process.
ooo alright. thanks for the info.
and thanks pharaoh im excited myself to see everything come together.
and thanks pharaoh im excited myself to see everything come together.
Great piece of driftwood. If the slight yellow bothers you seachem purigen will remove it right away .
I collected nicely shaped local driftwood year later still floating outside lol so used mopani wood for my tanks . Water was brown till added purigen in filter .
I collected nicely shaped local driftwood year later still floating outside lol so used mopani wood for my tanks . Water was brown till added purigen in filter .
would guppies and tetra's eat shrimp? cause i was planning to get guppies and some tetra's and shrimp.
oh and also instead of co2 can i just fill my tank up with fish and use that as my co2 source?
oh and also instead of co2 can i just fill my tank up with fish and use that as my co2 source?
From what I understand, and of course this is depending on the quantity, type of plants and light requirements, fish do not put off enough Co2 to supplement a tank. Med to high light tank will need Co2.
so rule of thumb is 1in per gal. so if i get around 25 (guppies, tetras, cory, oto, balloon ram, shrimp) i should be ok? lol
so i did a gallon calculator i found on google and it turns out my tank is only a 40 gal. measurements are 36x15x18
